PROSTATE CANCER - Signs & Symptoms

On this page we will look at the signs and symptoms of prostate cancer.

Signs and symptoms depend upon the stage of the cancer. The following symptoms may be seen.

1) No symptoms
Tumour is small and only in the posterior lobe. This is diagnosed accidentally.

2) Slight difficulty in urination
Here the tumour is enlarged and urethra is slightly compressed. Shortly there will be frequent urges for urination with difficulty.

3) Painful urination 
When the tumour spread to all nearby areas including neck of bladder and urethra there will be painful urination with bleeding. Urine comes drop by drop.

4) Retention of urine
When the urethra is completely compressed there will be retention of urine. This can lead to hydronephrosis, renal failure, etc. In this condition the patient may get convulsions due to renal failure and finally coma.

5) Signs of metastasis
Some patients come with the following signs and symptoms of metastasis (the spreading of cancer).

a) Lumbo sacral pain due to spread of cancer cells to lumbar and sacral vertebrae.

b) Fracture of spine due to cancerous growth in the spine.

c) Swelling, pain and fluid collection in the abdomen due to lesion in the abdomen.

d) Respiratory complaints due to cancer of mediastinal lymphnodes and lungs.

e) General weakness due to spread of cancer to different parts of the body.

f) Anaemia due to involvement of bone marrow and increased destruction of RBCs.

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